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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,United States

Member Since:

May 08, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Unaided -  
17:16 OktoberFAST 5K (10/11)
17:23 BAA 5K (4/12)
37:10 Memorial Day 10K (5/11)
1:17:03 Long Beach Half Marathon (10/11)
1:17:21 USA 1/2 Champs - Duluth (6/12)
2:49:01 Philadelphia Marathon (11/11)

Aided -
16:52 Fight For Air 5K (6/11)
17:08 Provo City 5K (5/12)
1:17:52 Top of Utah Half Marathon (8/11)
1:17:54 Utah Valley Half Marathon (6/11)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run consistently as I get back to 100% health. Stay patient!

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun training and racing.

Sub-17 5K
Sub-1:17 Half Marathon
Quality for the Olympic Trials in the marathon

Personal:

I am originally from Knoxville, TN and moved to SLC with Jake in 2010. I started racing in 2011 and had some great success before a major injury hit me in July 2012. I had athletic pubalgia surgery in May 2013...then again in Sept 2014 and am still trying to get back to my old self. Although running is my true passion, I love doing pretty much anything active outdoors - backcountry skiing, backpacking, biking, etc. 

I've been running for the Saucony Team since 2011. I enjoy representing the brand and really do believe they make the best shoes :)

I work as a Quality Engineer for BD Medical in Sandy.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Lifetime Miles: 912.35
Hiking Miles Lifetime Miles: 10.50
Fri, Feb 28, 2014
Total Distance
4.00

AM - 4 miles with Jake. It is a lot harder to enjoy running when constantly thinking 'light feet, good posture, engage core' but hopefully that will come natural in the next several weeks.

Heading to Phoenix this afternoon...since when is it supposed to rain in the desert?!

Saucony Guide 5 Blueberry Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Amiee on Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 09:34:17 from 166.70.240.95

Ha! I can't imagine having to think all those things when running :) I can't even walk while thinking light feet, fully extend your hips, engage your core, squeeze your glutes, don't wibble wobble your pelvis! Walking is SO HARD!

From SlowJoe on Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 09:38:48 from 168.215.171.129

Reminds me of golf...too much to think about at once! I'm sure it'll come easier as you run more. At least you have some trustworthy advice to go off of now.

From Jake K on Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 09:41:11 from 199.190.170.31

And then once you can run again normally, we'll get you some golf lessons so you can REALLY know what being frusturated feels like!

From Jason D on Sat, Mar 01, 2014 at 17:33:10 from 24.1.80.94

For a while all I could hear was "1-2-3, 1-2-3" (to the beat of ~180 beats per minute). Lean forward at the ankles not at the waist, make sure those ankles are soft! Step lightly! lift, don't push off, keep your head on the horizon, drive with the glutes! Good job, but stayed relaxed! This all goes through my head (to varying degrees on most every run).

Every run I spend at least several minutes thinking about my arm carriage. I found the . . . eh, hem, the non-Saucony running folks I run in put out some helpful running form/drill videos, but they not really "their" drills but still sound advice.

Also, Dr. Cucucazzella's Youtube video. I'm guessing it stuff you know, but it has some fun stuff in in (Razor scooter!). As I have always said, good running form is not something we learn, but something we are always struggling to maintain.

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